Total Crime Rate

63.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 63.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 28.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.4 9/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Other theft 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Woodland Rise area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Wakefield North , and the 429th lowest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woodland Rise (WF2 9DN) in the last 12 months was 63.8 per 1,000 residents and was 61.9% lower than the Wakefield North average (167.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 28.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodland Rise (WF2 9DN), the main crime hotspot is near Corbett Drive. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Woodland Rise area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Corbett Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Flanshaw Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakwood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Huntsman Fold Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hirst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hirst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Spout Fold Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Summer Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodland Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Woodland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Woodland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tyson Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corbett Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Flanshaw Way
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Oswald Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Oswald Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Oswald Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Oswald Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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